(Original air date 05/03/2023 on Fox 10 KSAZ - Phoenix, AZ) Fox 10 reports on High School Students participating in Teen Court in a real courtroom at the Superior Court of Maricopa County. Law Day was on May 1, 2023 and celebrated throughout the first week of May by the Superior Court in Maricopa County. Teen Court is one of the fastest growing programs in the community justice movement. Teen Courts give the community a practical response to the problems associated with delinquency. Teen Court is a Prevention/Diversion program that provides not only a courtroom atmosphere in schools and Justice Courts in which students hear the circumstances involved in a violation of the law and subsequently order a consequence; but also play an important role in educating young people about the law and citizenship. Teen Court hears the matter and determines an appropriate, constructive consequence, using established guidelines. The Teen Court does not determine "guilt" in these matters because admission of responsibility is one of the criteria for a Teen Court referral. Teen Court may be used as an alternative to suspension from school or utilized as an alternative to a formal police complaint for theft or other misdemeanors. Find out more about Teen Court, visit: https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/juvenile-probation/teen-court/ Read our press release: https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/communications-office/2023-press-releases/teen-court-program-recognizes-law-day/ Subscribe and follow us across social media for the latest Judicial Branch news and updates: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperiorCour... Twitter: https://twitter.com/courtpio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtpio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jbazmc/ Subtitles are available with the 'CC' button. To change the desired language of the subtitles, select the 'Gear' button next to the 'CC' button, then select the 'Auto-Translate' feature, scroll down list and select desired language.

• published: 08 May 2023
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